xx, 265 pages 24 cm

The story of a bold scheme by British, German and American agents to rescue the Czar and his family before they could be assassinated by the Bolsheviks in 1918

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-259)

Rescuing the Czar and the phenomenal Mr. Fox -- New leads pro and con assassination and two emperors' purported letters to Fox -- The defector with a credit card signed "Heckenschuetze" -- Where did all the Czar's money go? -- The scouts fan out -- The actors step out of costume -- The most eloquent secret agent -- The State Department's hidden Romanov file -- Reappraising Rescuing the Czar -- M. Lasies and the buried treasure of Dr. Aughinbaugh's foreword -- Life after death -- Mrs. Eugenia Smith and the Anastasia debacle -- The big picture is different -- Who are the Heckenschuetzes? -- Tie score at Ekaterinburg : what the old investigations found -- The English baby -- Hunting notes : other game sighted, etc. -- Fox's diary : a man for all seasons, climates, countries, and crowns

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